Fiction - Family Life - General

A born-again Christian, John Reed just got out of prison and is looking for a new sense of purpose, choosing to join his hateful younger brother Joshua in enlisting with a private military company called Blue Shadow. Entering the War in Afghanistan, John must...

My encounter with BigFoot started with the gifting tree. it took place over several years as we camped in the redwoods of northern California. you will look at trees in a new way, looking for a gifting tree of your own. BigFoot is real...

In the quiet moments of a calm day, the sound of sudden laughter, a poem, or passing by a cherished photo can shatter the calmness and take me back to when life was all love and light-when my children were alive. In those moments...

Based on a true story. India, 20 years ago: Will their love be able to break the barriers of society and sociality? Will they end up «happily married ever after ? Find it out in this insider romance story from India based on true...

When the Nazis invade France Leanne Martin's world is flipped on end. Unable to stay with those she loves, she is sent to a home to live with others like her. Friendships grow, and when danger increases they run away for another chance at...

After an unusual accident, Duke meets Duchess. She has suffered a concussion and since she's just arrived to the city, she has no relatives or friends to stay with during her recovery.Duke feels responsible for her condition and insists to be be her caregiver...

In 1950's Westburn, Scotland, Tim Ronsard only has a few months remaining until he leaves St. Mary's School.Bored and listless, he's anxious to get away. His life changes when a new music teacher is appointed: Isobel Clieshman, a Protestant working in a Catholic school....

Reproduction of the original: Forsyte Saga by John GalsworthyAuthor: John GalsworthyISBN-10: 3752300752ISBN-13: 9783752300758Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/16/2020Pages: 820Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.32lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.81d

"There are no measures too small to take for the heart. We do what we can to keep it afloat," writes Ann Iverson in this series of elegies to parents, sisters, a former husband, landscapes real or imagined, and the dizzy beauty of lives...

This book contains three related novellas-Soul Source, Soul Survivor, and Midnight of the Soul-unorthodox fantasies about how angels do ''soul management'' and the issues that can arise... The first tale is about a seemingly ordinary little girl who's blessed from birth with extraordinary abilities....

A bad penny always turns up, so the saying goes.A Bad Penny is the third book in a series by Pat McDonald. In her first book, A Penny for Them, Benjamin Matthews (nee Pollock), discovers after several startling revelations that he isn't who he...

This book takes the reader on a journey with a cabin and a creek. Its characters and story are imaginary, but everything else in it is real. The cabin wasn't much (it had no electricity, indoor plumbing, or phone service) and the creek was...

Hunting Jezebel is a psychological thriller that pushes the boundaries of realism and surrealism and gives a haunting account of how the human mind is fragile when faced with insurmountable challenges. Its dramatic ending will leave you breathless. Hunting Jezebel follows the life of...

Karma's entrance into the world was far from conventional. Because of this, her parents mistreated her mercilessly. It wasn't until she met Edmund Barrett, a handsome Irish actor, her life took a turn for the better.Author: Tracilyn GeorgeISBN-10: 1774755181ISBN-13: 9781774755181Publisher: Clydesdale BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/23/2021Pages:...

Where did she come from? It was never quite clear.Zach Dale is a young doctor and favored son in a nouveau riche Jewish-American family. His parents, who still show traces of immigrant striving, have made it their life's endeavor to secure him a golden...

Forget chick lit. In this delightful, wry portrayal of life with young children, the pitfalls and pleasures of grandparenting are explored. Accommodating those young parents who were once one's children, and their children, while maintaining a sense of self, is a skill. These interlinked...

The Tiny Gift Shop is a non-fiction novel drawn from its author's childhood memories. All names have been changed. It is the story of how one family survived domestic violence and the challenges they had in coping with its aftermath. It is a story...

Natasha Wadis Banks is an English teacher who loves the topic of existentialism. She passionately believes that knowing one's place in the world is of the utmost importance. Through her haunting dreams, Natasha is constantly reminded of what's at stake if she doesn't live...

""The Quicksand"" is a novella written by Edith Wharton, an American author known for her insightful and realistic portrayals of upper-class society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The story follows the life of a young woman named Heloise, who is trapped...

In his riveting first novel, If I Were an Eagle, David Hale takes us on a journey through the mountains of Tennessee. In Southern Appalachia, it is 1948, and the good folk of the rural communities, were either piously unyielding in their adherence to...

At heart, Faith DiNapoli is a good Catholic girl. She's memorized all the prayers and hymns. She daydreams about her First Communion. She's pretty sure Jesus loves her. But she's angry. Angry with her father for leaving, her mother for never going anywhere, and...

A song for Eyram is a novel about family secrets, the taboos of the past and the incredible power of love and forgiveness.From the outside, Gerald lives a charmed life. He is employed in a prestigious company, strong family ties and colleagues that adore...

Natalia Morrow's 15. her relationship with Tobias isn't all what it seems. As Thanksgiving nears, America officially goes to Vietnam, Toby plots his revenge, and Toffer realizes his life is almost over.J. Edgar (Eddie) Hoover and Clyde Tolson hide their relationship while running the...

I feel bad about what happened to Frankie. I didn't plan on him catching fire. I just figured I'd burn down his boat and change the plans they had for Kerry. All I wanted was to protect Kerry. Kerry had told me he would...

It has been almost 7 years since Nicole and Diego had to deal with Johney-No-Good. In that time they had gotten married and started a family. Things seem to be going well for them, even Diego gets a promotion!However, things are not always how...

This is fiction inspired by a true crime in 1910, in the city I live in, Bendigo, Australia. The crime was part of my history studies and I found it both horrific and fascinating. I wrote a true story first (Not Guilty) but, although...

A certain mad woman conceived through rape and later gave birth to a blind child. After her death; the child was raised by a certain old woman who gave them refuge. The child grew to be the wisest in the village; however the predicaments...

Three checks for a million dollars each with instructions to give them away. What was the catch?Brooke Allwood had a problem. She was owner and CEO of a company she didn't want to run, at odds with family members, and amassing more money than...

It is 1980 and Matt Morrow's life has been turned upside down. His mother lays dying in the hospital from a mysterious illness called AIDS, something she caught as a porn star. HIs first marriage is imploding, a consequence of allowing the wrong woman...

A family saga of discovery and loss.Rachel, an exhausted junior doctor, who grew up in the Falklands and came to the UK for her sixth form and university education, takes time out in Cornwall to search for the father she never knew. She makes...

The skillful trainer can heal horses' wounds. But will he let a teenage boy make him face his own? Jack's only interested in helping troubled horses. He finds people annoying. When bad news sends him back to his native England for the first time...

A routine visit to his doctor has unforeseen consequences for George Bradstock. During his consultation, he discovers that the doctor's car is for sale and buys the vehicle; but the doctor has unwittingly left something in the back that leads him to encounter the...

1953. Michael Morrow takes the family on a roadtrip to southwest Iowa...to a rodeo! Their adventure begins with a family campout and trips to various restaurants and cafes in the area...and a journey to Henry Fields' radio station to view how a radio drama...

​The triplets kept the real reason for their game a secret, claiming the winner would win the much loved Grandfather clock. In truth, the stakes were much higher. Yet, in only three days, what they hoped would be a fun adventure got complicated and...

Brianna Woods knows love. Or so she believes. Since falling for a kid that defended her in preschool many years ago, she's lived a life in honor of all things Austin Payne.Cameron Steven's's family has money--lots of it. He even has the perfect life...

Once more the Wheeler triplets had to put their game on hold. It now involved three beautiful young women, five single men, a flight crew, the press, and people around the country who figured out how to play the game with them. Yet, two...

When Bernie was in third grade, she thought Mr. Soren was the most amazing teacher in the universe. He played games, did wood shop, and every Friday they'd had movies and popcorn. Now that she's in fifth grade, Mr. Soren, the coolest teacher in...

This is a collection of short stories mostly written for contests in writing.com. There is no theme or structure. Some may be only 500 words and only dialog - no beats, or tags (he said, she said). Others may be 2,000 words or more.Author:...

Xavier Knight lied and now his past was catching up to him. Sebastian Brady meant everything to him. Losing him wasn't an option Xavier was ready to accept. Ghosts from his past threaten to open up a secret that needs to stay hidden. He...

This story could contain echoes of yourself."Listen carefully, I shall say this only once...Ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight...?""Oops, sorry... that was Batman!""Have you ever done communal-living or shared a house or flat then...?""Good. Then you'll know exactly where we're coming...

Her perfect valentine is just within reach Ella McIntyre realizes the odds of a gorgeous, sexy cowboy like Ryder Trent falling for a quiet librarian like her are...slim. Life just isn't like one of her romance novels! Still, as they work together on a...

Deeply involving....Rings so true. -- Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of RoomFrom the international bestselling author of Secret Daughter and The Golden Son comes a poignant, unforgettable novel about a family's growing apart and coming back together in the wake of tragedy."The Shape of Family...

David Nobile is a handsome industrial mechanic in a world of sledgehammers and chain falls by day and a compassionate single dad of two young children by night. He learns his ideals of fatherhood by a popular song on the radio and desires to...

Lliam watched the arrival of the boat from Fortress Hill. The messenger said that one of his three brothers was dead, another badly burned. Whoever was dead, and whoever maimed for life, his life had been altered, his simple plan destroyed. Lliam's only hope...

From the New York Times bestselling author Amy Sohn, one of New York City's most provocative columnists, comes a hip, contemporary novel about sex, sin, and living in the same neighborhood as your parents. When twenty-six-year-old Rachel Block started rabbinical school, she didn't think...

In the first novel set in the Amish community of Pleasant Valley, a teacher must rely on her faith to guide her heart through challenging times. All of Pleasant Valley seems to think the newcomer from Lancaster County is the perfect match for schoolteacher...

The Feltons are a family with a long lineage stretching back beyond the Norman Conquest. They now have a daughter, Ianthe, but prior to her birth Tobias, or Toby, was fostered and then adopted as their heir after he had miraculously survived the sinking...

Author: Henry JamesISBN-10: 0141441275ISBN-13: 9780141441276Publisher: Penguin ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2009Pages: 656Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 7.74h x 5.12w x 1.17d

A USA Today Bestselling AuthorLove in Bloom (Book 1)Savannah Collins has no job, no relationship, and no place to live. She heads to North Carolina, to spend the summer with her Aunt Eleanor, a retired librarian. Her aunt shares her love of literature with...

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author Laurie Frankel, an exuberant and timely new novel At seventy-seven, Pepper Mills is too old to be a stranger in a strange land. She didn't choose the Vista View Retirement Community of Austin, Texas--that would be...